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(88) Date of publication A3: 13.01.2011 (43) Date of publication: 15.02.2012 Bulletin 2012/07 (21) Application number: 10754181.5 (22) Date of filing: 19.03.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 5/02(2006.01) A61B 5/024(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2010/028004 (87) International publication number: WO 2010/108110 (23.09.2010 Gazette 2010/38)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 20.03.2009 US 161942 P 09.03.2010 US 720118 (71) Applicant: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation Irvine, CA 92614 (US)	(72) Inventors: HATIB, Feras Irvine, CA 92614 (US) ROTELIUK, Luchy Irvine, CA 92614 (US) MCKEOWN, Morgan Irvine, CA 92614 (US) (74) Representative: Eisenführ, Speiser & Partner  Postfach 31 02 60 80102 München 80102 München (DE)